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Current Status of Hepatitis C in Canada

Situation actuelle de l’hépatite C au Canada

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    Shimian Zou MD, MPh, PhD, Martin Tepper & Antonio Giulivi

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Zou, S., Tepper, M. & Giulivi, A. Current Status of Hepatitis C in Canada. Can J Public Health 91 (Suppl 1), S10–S16 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03405100

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